The Nomination process is now open and will continue until 11:59 25 May 2021 (Pacific time). Nominate someone, please fill out the form at this link.

2020 - 2021 Community Awards Program

Purpose/Intent: Would like to create a way to recognize outstanding contributions. Annual awards.

Akraino Community Award oversight body : Kuralamudhan Ramakrishnan (Deactivated) jim.st.leger (Deactivated) Tina Tsou (Deactivated) Ike Alisson Oleg Berzin Brett Preston Aaron Williams

(reference proposed process as presented on TSC 2021-05-04 (Tuesday) 7:00 am Pacific)

Tentative dates for the process:

Nominations Open: Now- Go here to nominate.

Nomination Close: 25 May 2021

TSC Reviews Nominations, award ballots created.

TSC Voting Starts: 3 June 2021

TSC Voting Ends: 15 June 2021

Awards Categories	Voting Body	Guidance
Women of the year This awards recognizes women representation in Akraino community. This category identifies the individual who has been a champion for Akraino community and has provided a significant contribution as a committer, contributor, sub-committee, and/or TSC member. Motivation for this category - Trinkenreich, Bianca. (2021). Please Don't Go -- Increasing Women's Participation in Open Source Software.	Use the voting members from the recent TSC Member election	Individual award category Position as quantity 3 (top 3, versus first place) Trophy to each
Top Blueprints of the year This is an exclusive award category for recognizing the Blueprint team that has created a huge impact in the Akraino community. This award recognizes the Blueprints that has showcased significant and rich technical features, very successful in Akraino community for collaborations(within the Akarino community or with Universities and NGOs), achieved landing applications and successfully show casing the features through PoC , field trails and production.	TSC+PTLs	For Blueprint instead of Blueprint family Position as quantity 3 (top 3, versus first place) Trophy to the Blueprint (PTL can house), Certificates to the Team Members of the BP
Top Akrainoians Champion of Akraino - This individual helps Akraino community to build, spread awareness about the Akraino community in the industry and in its Blueprint. Created an impact in the Akraino community and helped build this community stronger, driving interest and excitement in the community.	TSC+PTLs	Position as quantity 3 (top 3, versus first place) Trophy to each
Top Committers This award recognizes the individual, who excels in the technical contributions to Akraino projects. The Top Committer made significant contributions to the key features in the Akraino project, that is more important and beneficial to the projects and Akraino as whole. The contribution is so important that it has uplifted the Akraino community and created an external impact as well.	Use the voting members from the recent TSC Member election	Position as quantity 3 (top 3, versus first place) Trophy to each

The 1st Akraino Awards ceremony, presented by the Akraino Technical Steering Committee, will honor the best Akraino blueprints released between January 1, 2020, and February 28, 2021.

1st Akraino Awards will be at 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM on
TBD

All times are in Pacific Time. No in-person attendance.

Nomination Announcement: TBD

Nominations for the 1st Akraino Awards

TSC Voting members will vote the winners, using Condorcet Internet Voting Service (https://civs.cs.cornell.edu/).

The voting result will be shown at Winners of the 1st Akraino Awards.

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